Its dead in the East

[TeamMainStreet]

I have only been out four times and only once on a morning hunt which is this morning. I came to a farm that I know holds birds. So far out of all four hunts I have seen 1 longbeard that I couldnt get in, 2 jakes that I could have cleaned house on but just wouldnt pull the trigger and a handfull of hens. I have heard exactly 1 gobble since last season so far and im getting ready to shut it down for a few days. It just aint workin out right now. Hows everybody else in East Tn doing?

 

[droptine]

i killed 2 the first weekend but this past weekend was exactly what you experienced. Henned up pretty bad

 

[stik]

we had numerous birds gobbling all around us this past weekend. i have heard a lot so far.

 

[Buckblaster]

Rhea county is a bust. I know that. I had killed 3 this time last year amd probably heard 10-12 birds every morning. Now nothing...

 

[BluegrassDan]

Sullivan County was silent on Saturday and Sunday. Opening day they were gobbling good but henned up.

Hopfully things will get better next weekend.

 

[spitndrum]

DEPRESSING

 

[TeamMainStreet]

DEPRESSING

:laugh: yup that sums it up.

 

[AROD]

I have killed 2 and I hear gobbles every day but lots are hened up

 

[Anonymous]

Been on "several" gobbling turkeys all week in South Cherokee. Henned up pretty good, but still plenty killable. Be glad when it greens up a little. Been hard to move on turkeys. Had to move on one yesterday five different times before finally killing 'em at 1:45. Two year old that must have gobbled at least 75 times.

 

[AROD]

X2 bring on the green

 

[PinchPoint]

I have killed 2 and I hear gobbles every day but lots are hened up

Exact same for me

 

[SignalG]

Not a gobble in the last three days in areas where I reliably hear birds. Very little sign in the usual places. One jake came in silently Saturday afternoon, let him walk. Picked a cuttin fight with a hen and couldn't get her off the ridge next to mine today. Was hopin she'd lead old Tom. Did shoot a coyote this morning. So far, the season not what I was hoping for.

 

[hunter0925]

At least I know that it isn't just me.

 

[shopson]

Every morning out so far I've heard enough gobbling to find the birds but sparse shortly after flydown. Yep, they have a lot of hens but to be expected.

 

[TeamMainStreet]

Not a gobble in the last three days in areas where I reliably hear birds. Very little sign in the usual places. One jake came in silently Saturday afternoon, let him walk. Picked a cuttin fight with a hen and couldn't get her off the ridge next to mine today. Was hopin she'd lead old Tom. Did shoot a coyote this morning. So far, the season not what I was hoping for.

That's my season almost word for word. I am seeing a few hens and jakes and some sign, but I am not hearing or seeing any toms. It's like there possibly aren't any, but there has always been a few in these places. IDK

 

[Ckirk4bama]

I'm in north Hamilton county opening weekend they where gobbling some, this past weekend I heard one very brief gobble and that was it out of three days in the woods very frustrating.

 

[Tony USMC]

At least I know that it isn't just me.

Yup!!! Lol

 

[String Music]

4 birds in 4 hunts but they didn't all come easy. One played the game, but the other 3 were bushwacked with hens.

 

[Atchman2]

String are you hunting in Knox County? Just curious.

 

[PinchPoint]

Every time Ive been out they have gobbled real good, with the exception of this morning. Only problem Ive had is them being henned up, that being said , between me and my buddy 5 gobblers got pulled away from hens and slammed in the face.